How to Balance Speaking Truth and Self-Care | TCM #37 (Part 1)

How can we speak truth in times that call for conscious action while also balancing our lives with self-care to take care of inner life as well? Bernhard and Laura share ways so that you can find the balance between speaking out and self-care on this episode of the Cosmic Matrix podcast. They discuss why it’s important to speak your mind during these times of great censorship, that seeking truth is a fluid process and a spiral in and out, the importance of choosing your battles wisely, social media detoxing, and the importance of understanding logical fallacies. On the self-care side of things they talk about how to apply the 80/20 rule to your life, the importance of longer meditations, how to balance the elements in your body using your astrology chart, how to process trapped emotions like anxiety/fear, the importance of checking in with your body constantly, and much more. In the second hour, they go deeper and discuss the process of cognitive dissonance and disillusionment, unconscious core beliefs and how they shape our reality, the trap of people-pleasing/conflict-avoidance, authenticity vs attachment, the trap of virtue signaling, meditating on death to become clear about what truly matters, the importance of being able to activate your inner “predator” energy and learning how to say no and fight, warriorship and developing courage, the great friend cleanse of 2020, the importance of being discerning on who you allow on your “team”, the painful birth process that we are going through and how this is a long process, the new era that is about to be birthed and much more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5-GRvgyzA Show Notes Part 1: * Overall update on the crazy times we are in * The push for the second COVID wave, General Flynn exoneration * Bernhard's Qanon article and interview with David Whitehead * Creating new exclusive offerings in the next few months (limited space and only via an application process) * Why it is important to have a balance (inner and outer work) * What does it mean when you speak truth? * “Even if I'm wrong in the future right now this is what I believe" * Why it is also important to balance speaking out with self-care * Seeking truth is a fluid process, awakening is a spiral in/out * Many different levels to look at things * The Law of Three by Gurdjieff * Changing views based on conscious learning/research and self-work is a sign of growth * Astrological Cancer season and what that means: emotions, home, family, nurturing, taking care of our inner child, divine mother qualities * What does self-care mean to us? What are some practical ways that we implement self-care on a daily basis? * The danger of going into occult/esoteric knowledge without the proper foundation * Matrix runs on the scarcity program * The importance of boundaries * Mars in Aries season - choose your battles wisely, then put some battles back. * The trap of being over-concerned about what other people think about you * The Warrior acts in spite of fear with courage * People getting triggered when they get deleted/blocked * The importance of understanding basic logical fallacies * Look at who you’re dealing with and their intention: is their intention to have a healthy debate? Are they sincerely interested in truth or do they just want to attack you or prove you wrong? * Warrior mode and researching, male aspect of consciousness, but we must not neglect our personal/inner life. * Detox from media, social media, take time just for yourself. *